https://docs.msupply.org.nz/docs/ 2026-04-06T18:18:09+00:00 https://docs.msupply.org.nz/docs/ https://docs.msupply.org.nz/docs/_media/wiki:logo.png text/html 2021-10-18T09:56:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.msupply.org.nz/docs/items:item_basics:tab_backorders 4.01.08. Items - Backorders tab Back to Item Details window You can view the backorders for an item here. These are the backorders that have been created manually in this window or during the process of issuing goods to customers when you do not have enough stock to send to them and the text/html 2021-05-04T12:07:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.msupply.org.nz/docs/items:item_basics:tab_barcodes 4.01.19. Items - Barcodes tab Back to Item Details window This tab is for managing the barcodes assigned to this item. For all the details you need, please see the 15.02. Adding barcodes to items page. Previous: 4.01.18. Items - Stores tab | | Next: 4.01.20. Items - Custom data tab text/html 2021-04-28T13:15:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.msupply.org.nz/docs/items:item_basics:tab_bill_of_materials 4.01.11. Items - Bill of materials tab Back to Item Details window This tab may not be showing if you do not have a registration for mSupply(r) that enables manufacturing, or the buttons may be dimmed so you can not make entries if your user permissions do not allow you to view Bills of Materials. text/html 2023-08-11T08:06:23+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.msupply.org.nz/docs/items:item_basics:tab_custom_data 4.01.20. Items - Custom data tab Back to Item Details window This tab is for managing data stored in custom fields for this item. If you don't see any custom fields, that's because none have been set up yet! Custom fields use and setup are described here Previous: text/html 2025-03-28T15:04:41+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.msupply.org.nz/docs/items:item_basics:tab_dispensing 4.01.14. Items - Dispensing tab Back to Item Details window Default directions A feature of mSupply(r) which can reduce the time taken to dispense a prescription is its use of abbreviated patient directions, which allows the entry of a short sequence of characters that expand to meaningful text. This is where you can set an item's default directions which will be used at the time of dispensing. When there is more than one entry, priority is given to the direction that is ranked at no.1 unde… text/html 2026-03-02T09:02:39+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.msupply.org.nz/docs/items:item_basics:tab_general 4.01.01. Items - General tab Back to Item Details window What are those lock icons? To minimise the chance of accidental amendment, some critical fields have a lock icon to the left of it. To change any of these fields, you must click on the lock icon first, and then enter the new value in the field. text/html 2021-05-06T09:17:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.msupply.org.nz/docs/items:item_basics:tab_interactions 4.01.22. Items - Interactions tab Back to Item Details window This tab is read only and displays the interactions this item has with other items. These interactions are automatically downloaded from the universal code server (<https://codes.msupply.foundation/>) when a universal code has been applied to the item. See the text/html 2023-01-18T15:31:56+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.msupply.org.nz/docs/items:item_basics:tab_ledger 4.01.06. Items - Ledger tab Back to Item Details window The item Ledger tab lists individual transactions for the item in question. By default is shows all transactions for the current year: The Type column has a shorthand label for the type of transaction: * si = supplier invoice and inventory adjustment to increase the amount of stock text/html 2021-04-28T13:16:09+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.msupply.org.nz/docs/items:item_basics:tab_log 4.01.16. Items - Log tab Back to Item Details window mSupply(r) maintains a record of any changes to an item's details - name, code or units. The log window displays a list of such changes, under the headings: * Date * Time * User and Event * Event Type Previous: text/html 2021-05-04T12:04:59+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.msupply.org.nz/docs/items:item_basics:tab_master_lists 4.01.21. Items - Master lists tab Back to Item Details window This tab is for managing the barcodes assigned to this item. For all the details you need, please see the 15.02. Adding barcodes to items page. Previous: 4.01.20. Items - Custom data tab | | Next: 4.01.22. Items - Interactions tab text/html 2025-08-29T14:14:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.msupply.org.nz/docs/items:item_basics:tab_misc 4.01.03. Items - Misc(ellaneous) tab Back to Item Details window This window has settings for: * cautionary warnings used when dispensing medicines * accounts used when exporting transaction information * SMS (text) messaging * Price list Warnings: Warnings which apply to this item are chosen from a standard list. This list is set up using the text/html 2021-04-28T13:14:17+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.msupply.org.nz/docs/items:item_basics:tab_notes 4.01.09. Items - Notes tab Back to Item Details window You can add and edit notes for an item here. Click the New note button to add a note. A note can be up to 32,000 characters. The date on which you are entering the note is already completed, and in the main panel you should type in the wording of the note itself. In the lower left of the window is a drop-down list offering various choices concerning the displaying of the note on screen; it may appear as an alert when this item is iss… text/html 2026-01-28T00:02:27+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.msupply.org.nz/docs/items:item_basics:tab_order_options 4.01.13. Items - Order options tab Back to Item Details window Never order this item Use this check box to stop the item from being included in orders. This could be useful if the item is a “one-off” or it has been discontinued. Hold: do not receive If this check-box is checked, you cannot receive this item text/html 2021-04-28T13:15:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.msupply.org.nz/docs/items:item_basics:tab_purchase_orders 4.01.12. Items - Purchase orders tab Back to Item Details window * The Show drop down list allows filtering the display of Purchase Orders according to their status - All, Suggested, etc. - * If you double-click a row the Purchase order will be opened in a new window. text/html 2025-07-27T21:52:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.msupply.org.nz/docs/items:item_basics:tab_quotes 4.01.07. Items - Quotes tab Back to Item Details window A quotation is a record of a price you have been given by a supplier. For each item you can have multiple quotes recorded, reflecting different prices you have been quoted from different suppliers, or even different prices from the one supplier for different pack sizes. text/html 2021-04-28T13:14:59+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.msupply.org.nz/docs/items:item_basics:tab_reconcile 4.01.10. Items - Reconcile tab Back to Item Details window Clicking the Reconcile button will give a summary of usage. It is useful for checking mSupply(r) is working as it should be! If you get an error here it is most likely mSupply(r) was in use when a power failure occurred. In multi-user versions we are able to provide you with a log file that will allow you to incorporate transactions entered even if a power failure has occurred. text/html 2021-08-19T14:52:12+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.msupply.org.nz/docs/items:item_basics:tab_reporting 4.01.15. Items - Reporting tab Back to Item Details window [ Item reporting] As of mSupply v4.14 there are 2 major changes to item reporting information: * If you are using Universal Codes, the ATC category, item strength and DDD value will be populated from the universal code server. text/html 2021-04-28T13:16:22+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.msupply.org.nz/docs/items:item_basics:tab_requisitions 4.01.17. Items - Requisitions tab Back to Item Details window The Requisitions tab shows the stocktakes featuring this item, * Choose a date range from the drop-down list to show custom stocktakes within that range. * Double-click a row to view the customer stocktake in question. text/html 2024-10-25T14:31:09+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.msupply.org.nz/docs/items:item_basics:tab_stock 4.01.05. Items - Stock tab Back to Item Details window The Stock tab shows the lines of stock for this item together with the stock on hand. mSupply(r) will calculate how many days this stock will last, based on your usage over a number of months - you can specify how many months. text/html 2025-12-31T13:41:15+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.msupply.org.nz/docs/items:item_basics:tab_storage 4.01.02. Items - Storage tab Back to Item Details window Default section Default shelf Location The default shelf location for this item in this store. When you receive items into stock, they will be given the shelf location you enter here by default. You can always override it if you wish. Enter the first few characters of the location's code, then press the text/html 2021-05-04T12:07:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.msupply.org.nz/docs/items:item_basics:tab_stores 4.01.18. Items - Stores tab Only users who have Admin privileges may access this feature. See section 25.15. Managing users Selecting this item shows the stores where this item is visible, and allows these stores to be set to Active using the checkbox. If the Active checkbox is unchecked, the item will not be visible when logged in to that store text/html 2025-02-05T15:15:48+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.msupply.org.nz/docs/items:item_basics:tab_usage 4.01.04. Items - Usage tab Back to Item Details window BEWARE! Once set, the options on this page will continue to govern every forecast generated by mSupply for this item in this store until you change it! It can be easy to forget that a particular item has been given different settings for calculationg its AMC.